ONE PLANE EACH
Success For Auckland And Wellington Pilots
SPITFIRE SQUADRON'S SCORE
NZP A. Special Correspondent Rec. 11a.m. . LONDON, Feb. 15. Squadron-Leader R. J. C. Grant, D F.C. D.F.M., of Auckland, who is commanding officer of the New Zealand Spitfire squadron, and FlyingOfficer M. R. D. Hume, of Wellington, each shot down a Focke-Wulfe 190 during the Boulogne raid on Saturdav. Squadron-Leader Giant has now shot down eight German planes. The New Zealand Spitfire squadron has now accounted for over 40 of the enemy.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 39, 16 February 1943, Page 4
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